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Telehospice tools for caregivers
— a pilot study |
| Author(s) | George Demiris, Debra Parker Oliver, Karen L Courtney |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 31, no 1, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 43-58 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Terminal care ; Telephone ; Information technology ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This pilot study introduces videophones into the homes of elderly caregivers of dying patients, evaluating their usefulness as a communication tool. A total of 12 senior caregivers from two hospice agencies were recruited into the study. Portable videophones were installed allowing caregivers to conduct video-calls with hospice staff. Findings indicate that the anxiety scores significantly decreased for participants over time. Differences in quality of life scores were not statistically significant. Staff members at one of the participating hospice agencies were originally reluctant to recruit caregivers to the study. Videophones were perceived as easy to use by caregivers who overall saw benefit in the visual feedback during their communication with hospice staff. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080213204 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: LV: UJ: UVB: 4UC: 7T |
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